Noun: løve
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | løve |
| Sg. definite | løven |
| Pl. indefinite | løver |
| Pl. definite | løverne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | løves |
| Sg. definite | løvens |
| Pl. indefinite | løvers |
| Pl. definite | løvernes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like løve
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Old Danish leon, løwen, liøwen, Old Norse ljón, ultimately from Latin leō and Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), which is probably borrowed from an ancient Near Eastern language.
2. The modern Danish form is influenced by Low German Lööw and German Löwe. See: Latin Nouns '
leō', Ancient Greek Nouns '
λέων', German Nouns '
Löwe'.
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